Analyse.Department of Geological SciencesPostgraduate Handbook 2017

SCIENCE

‘Geology students are the happiest on campus!’

1 Welcome2 Our University2 Our City3 UC Geology Graduates5 Postgraduate Degrees 7 Course in Geology8 Course in Engineering Geology

9 Course in Disaster, Risk and Resilience10 Choosing a Research Topic11 Additional Information for students12 Staff13 Academic Staff Profiles

18 Current Research Students20 Departmental Facilities21 Field Stations22 Careers in Geology 23 Contact Information24 Campus Map

Cover Image Students on field trip to the West Coast.

See inside back cover. (Forbes Science – Dec 18, 2015)

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Welcome

Geology is an incredibly diverse and multidisciplinary subject. It is about understanding Planet Earth so that we can benefit human society and sustain the environment that supports us. Geologists are time-travellers. The scientific detective work on events in deep geological time help us to understand the present, and both past and present are the key to predicting the future.

Many of our staff and post-graduate students are at the forefront of research associated with understanding more about the series of earthquakes that impacted so heavily on Christchurch city and the surrounding landscape over the last two years. The results of which are, and continue to be a huge research effort, and not only contribute significantly to the rebuild of a safer Christchurch, but will also be influential on a national and international level. Scientists all over the world will have a greater understanding of the hows and whys of plate tectonics, and engineers and architects will use our data to influence the way they design and build. As geologists we in Geological Sciences have a long-term commitment to improving our understanding of how our planet works. Questions such as: What is the pace of climate change and what can we do about future sea-level rise, and are there untapped energy and mineral resources both onshore and offshore New Zealand; are also increasingly important concerns both at the

regional and global scales. Come and join us and help toward answering these questions and many more!

We have engaging and challenging courses which prepare students for a diverse range of career options, such as in geo-exploration, volcanology, hazard management, engineering geology, environmental planning, water resources, science teaching and geoscience research - to name but a few! Our department has a very strong reputation for excellent teaching and support of its students. We are recognized as the best research department in the College of Science, and one of the best geoscience departments in New Zealand. We can offer you exciting, up-to-date courses taught by active and informed staff in an environment where your safety is paramount.

Geology offers a rich variety of learning opportunities for students. We wish you well in your studies at UC, and look forward to meeting you in the Department.

Welcome to Geological Sciences at UC

Dr Catherine ReidHead of Department

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Our UniversityWhen established in 1873, Canterbury College, as the University was originally known, was only the second university in New Zealand. Housed in graceful stone buildings on a central city block, it was dependent for survival on rents from high country farms with which it had been endowed by the Canterbury Provincial Council.

It was set up on the Oxbridge model with one major difference: women students were admitted from the start. An early graduate, Helen Connon, became the first woman in the then British Empire to win honours.Ernest Rutherford, Canterbury’s most distinguished graduate, studied at the University in the 1890s. He discovered his own scientific ability during a year of postgraduate research before taking up a scholarship to Cambridge. A contemporary of Rutherford, Apirana Ngata of Ngati Porou, was the first Maori graduate from any New Zealand university. The portraits of these two graduates, respectively, grace the nation’s $100 and $50 bank notes.

For most of its first 100 years the University was situated in the centre of Christchurch

(now the Arts Centre). By 1975 it had completed its move to a spacious purpose-built 76 hectare site in the suburb of Ilam, 7km from the old city site. The University now has five Colleges - Arts, Education, Engineering, Science, and Business and Law.

The university is currently redeveloping its building spaces on campus. The purpose built Science and Innovation Centre will host laboratory and teaching spaces for Geological Science, Geography, Chemistry and Physics and will be opened in mid 2017.

Canterbury offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in more than 70 subjects, from accountancy to zoology. It has the most extensive network of field stations for student and staff research of any university in New Zealand. UC has stations at Kaikoura, Cass, Westport, Harihari (South Westland), the sub-Antarctic Snares Islands and Antarctica, and New Zealand’s premier astronomical research facility at Mount John, Tekapo. In addition, UC operates a field station in Nigeria as part of the Nigerian Montane Forest Project. Locally, eight accommodation facilities provide board for more than 2000 students.

Some 12,000 students are enrolled and, each year, more than 3000 students graduate.

Our CityThere is nowhere else in the world where, within two hours of an international airport, you can ski at a world-class alpine resort, play golf, bungy jump, raft, mountain bike, hot-air balloon, wind surf, surf, whale watch and visit internationally-acclaimed wineries and gardens.

Christchurch is New Zealand’s second-largest city and the gateway to the South Island. Bordered by hills and the Pacific Ocean, it is situated on the edge of the Canterbury Plains that stretch to the Southern Alps.

Post earthquake Christchurch is changing rapidly and recognized globally as a dynamic and innovative city with fantastic cafe’s, restaurants, public art spaces and festivals.

Christchurch acts as the base for the Antarctic research activities of New Zealand and the United States, and the Antarctic Centre is a mecca for visitors. It it is possible to be skiing or tramping in the Southern Alps within 90 minutes of leaving the city.

The Regional Science and Innovation Centre (RSIC) project will provide 25,000 square metres of new accommodation for the College of Science across two buildings, with a total project budget of $216 million.The first and larger building will be 20,000 square metres, due for completion in mid-2017. The building has been designed to be earthquake resilient, using a braced engineering solution.

RSIC – Our new Home

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‘I work as an environmental scientist and biogeochemist for GNS Science and Environment Southland, Regional Council. As a project scientist I work on better understanding the spatial and temporal controls over water quality. Working with the community, specifically learning from Iwi, farmers and passionate folk is super rewarding. From UC I gained my diploma in secondary teaching and learning (Chemistry, Biology and Maths) and my PhD in Geological sciences. Learning to communicate science to high school kids has stood me in good stead for taking science to our communities.

My PhD studies in geology and geochemistry at UC made me a better scientist and I am more confident and can get my head around new areas of research. Some of the memorable moments from my PhD include getting an acid burn on my backside from a volcano (not so fun); having friends help with field work was fun and getting to experience some amazing sites and scenery including helicopter trips to sample fumaroles on Mount Tongariro and White Island; and finding a native bat rookery with a geothermal field.’

Clinton RissmannPhD in Geology

‘As a project scientist I work on better understanding the spatial and temporal controls over water quality.’

‘I am an Engineering Geologist for Tonkin + Taylor. The work is fun and variable, which keeps you thinking on your feet. A couple of awesome projects includes prospect dam drilling to determine permeability and rock mass characteristics, along with site walk overs to establish landslide and slope stability issues on public and private land. The work also has a great office and field balance, which suits me really well. I have a BSc in Geology (2014) and a Professional Masters in Engineering Geology (PMEG) from the following year. Some of the useful skills that I learnt at UC include: undertaking desk top studies, communication skills, field and laboratory skills to analyse the big geologic picture to figure out what is going on. Some of the highlights from my UC degree include the awesome field trips, meeting great life-long mates, researching interesting topics, and a chopper flight to the Crater Lake, Mt Ruapehu.

Stefan CookProfessional Masters in Engineering Geology

‘The work is fun and variable, which keeps you thinking and on your feet.’

‘I currently work as a Volcanic Operations Technician at GNS Science in Taupo. Our team has the awesome country-wide job of maintaining the seismic and volcanic monitoring equipment that makes up GeoNet, taking us all around the country, from the fjords in the south to the slopes of Ruapehu and White Island in the north. I studied at Canterbury for 6 years from 2009 until mid-2014, first completing my BSc majoring in Geology and Geography, followed by a MSc in Geology and a Postgraduate Certificate in Antarctic Studies.

During my time studying geology at UC I learnt all the basics like how to write a report, but more interestingly, learnt how to understand a landscape in a geological context, solving questions about earth systems from the field to the lab and from mountain to microscopic scale.’

Cameron AsherMSc in Geology

‘Solving questions about earth systems from the field to the lab and from mountain to microscopic scale.’

UC Geology Graduates

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UC Geology Graduates

‘I am currently working as a geotechnical adviser to the Vanuatu Department of Geology, Mines, and Water Resources. My main tasks are to build the capacity of local geologists in geothermal geology and complete a baseline survey of the archipelago’s geothermal resources. This basically entails training local counterparts in field and desktop techniques for assessing the geothermal resources of Vanuatu.

I did a BSc (Geology and Geography, with an Endorsement in Environmental Science) graduating in 2010 and then graduated with an MSc (Hons) in Geology in 2013. During my BSc and MSc programmes I focussed on getting a broad skill set in more than just hard rock geology, by working towards being an ‘earth-system scientist’ with the UC’s Environmental Science endorsement. UC gives young Earth scientists a skill set that ranges from underlying geological theory to data collection, to analysis and interpretation/modelling.

UC geologists learn to stand on their own two feet, and using their own traditional knowledge combined with the scientific method to imagine the massive processes going on below and before us.’

Simon BloombergMSc in Geology

‘Most importantly I learnt how to share knowledge and make connections.’

‘I work at Scitech, the science and technology centre in Perth, Western Australia. Being a science communicator allows me to share my passion for science with the community to make science exciting, accessible and relevant to their everyday lives.

I completed my studies in 2012 with a BSc and MSc in Geology with my research focusing on the early formation of Akaroa Volcano. Studying at the University of Canterbury was great, I valued the exposure to a diverse range of sciences, gaining knowledge and developing critical thinking, practical hands on and communication skills.

My most enjoyable moments during my time at Canterbury were on amazing fieldtrips where you got to explore some of the most beautiful places in New Zealand with amazing people, and put your skills and theory you learned into practice.’

Alyesha TrentMSc in Geology

‘Being a science communicator allows me to share my passion for science with the community.’

‘I am a geo-environmental consultant. This means that I investigate sites to understand what contamination and geotechnical issues may be present, and how these will affect development. It involves site work, assessing lab data to inform risk assessments, and preparing reports to assist clients obtain planning permission for their projects. There are also lots of industry events and conferences to attend which is great for networking and developing technical skills. I did my BSc and MSc degrees in Geology at UC graduating in 2012. From these I developed strong report writing critical analysis skills particularly in environmental geochemistry, which I use on a daily basis at work for site investigation.

My most memorable moments from UC were all of the field trips! This was the best way to learn how to be a geologist and also where we all became such good friends. During my Masters thesis I was lucky enough to go on a month-long trip to East Timor for my fieldwork which was amazing. The best events were definitely all of the Rocksoc Quiz nights where we would party as a big group of geologists.’

Louise MoodyMSc in Geology

‘During my Masters thesis I was lucky enough to go on a month-long trip to East Timor for my fieldwork which was amazing. ’

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Masters with a research-oriented dissertation. A PhD is required for entry into most careers in pure and applied science or in tertiary education.

Applying for Postgraduate studies – what to do first1. Contact Janet Warburton, the Fourth Year

Administrator (room 335 Geology wing of von Haast) to enquire about your course of study and Janet will direct students to the most appropriate programme coordinator.

2. Apply to enrol online please consult the Enrolment webpage: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/enrol

3. Monitor your email over summer as the Course Advisor may need to contact you.

4. Once you have been approved for entry you will receive a letter of offer and fees invoice.

More information is available on the Geological Sciences and UC postgraduate websites:

• http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/postgrad/

two coursework semesters of the professional masters degree; a B+ average in the PG Dip Sci allows entry to the thesis year of the MSc (Geology).

Note that the BSc(Hons) and PGDipEnge or PGDipSci are no longer available in Engineering Geology or in Disaster, Risk & Resilience.

The PhD degree is available in Geology, in Engineering Geology and in Disaster, Risk & Resilience. This is a 3-year thesis-only degree, in which an individual student carries out a research project that is externally examined. Entry to the PhD requires evidence of research ability, via a BSc (Hons), MSc or a Professional

Postgraduate Degrees

The department has 17 academic staff, 10 technical staff, 2 administrators and a number of adjunct fellows and research associates. In June 2016 there were c. 134 postgraduates, including 25 PhD, and 12 MSc II students. Many international postgraduate students including students from Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Iran, Bangladesh, Nepal, Brazil, Italy Malaysia, UK and USA are currently studying in the Department.

A broad-based teaching and research programme is run and the Department offers the following degrees in Geology: BSc, BSc(Hons), MSc and PhD. The Department is unique in New Zealand in also offering degrees in Engineering Geology and Disaster, Risk & Resilience (Professional Masters, MSc and PhD). Postgraduate courses in Geology, Engineering Geology and Disaster, Risk & Resilience may also form part of BSc(Hons or MSc degree programmes in Environmental Science.

We are committed to both the provision and achievement of excellence in postgraduate education. Postgraduate students are offered the opportunity to engage in advanced study and specialisation in a friendly and supportive environment that strives to foster the highest levels of scholarship and research.

The main aim of the postgraduate programme in Geology is to prepare students for careers in research or industry by in-depth pursuit of a selected group of topics within geological sciences.

Pathways in GeoscienceThe first stage in a University Geological Sciences pathway is to complete a three-year BSc degree in Geology. This is itself a suitable entry point to a geosciences career, but many students opt for further qualifications in order to specialise more closely, to gain higher skills (leading to better jobs) and for the intellectual challenge involved. At postgraduate level there is a variety of options.

For postgraduate study in Geology, students can opt for a one-year BSc (Hons), entry to which requires a minimum B+ average grade in the third year BSc courses. The BSc (Hons) is also a stepping-stone to a PhD research degree. The PG Dip Sci (Geology) is a two-semester coursework-only qualification, equivalent to the

New to the Engineering Geology and Disaster, Risk & Resilience curriculumFor students who want to complete one further year prior to professional employment the new 12-month, 180-point Professional Masters degrees have been specifically designed (in collaboration with industry) to provide opportunities both for advanced learning in two semesters of coursework, and for an introduction to the profession via the 4-month Dissertation. These degrees are available in Engineering Geology (PMEG) and in Disaster, Risk & Resilience (MDRR).

School(Year 13)

Workforce

A Career in Geoscience

Science Pathways at UC

BSc First YearSecond YearThird Year

BSc

MDRR (Disaster, Risk and

Resilience) or

PMEG (Eng. Geology)

12 months

Professional MastersPG Dip Sc

(GEOL, ENVR)1 year

DiplomaBSc (Hons)

(GEOL, ENVR)1 year

HonoursMScPart I1 year

Part II1 year

Masters

PhD3 year

Doctorate

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BSc Honours in GeologyThis degree requires one further year of study after completion of the BSc degree, and comprises a compulsory full year course, GEOL 490, and seven semester courses chosen from GEOL 473 - 489, with the approval of the Head of Department or the 400 level coordinator. The following is a list of 400 level courses in Geology. For more information see the GEOL 400 level course outlines.

Summer - Semester 1 GEOL 490 Research ProjectGEOL476 Physical Volcanology

Semester 1GEOL473 Structural GeologyGEOL479 Active Tectonics and GeomorphologyGEOL481 Applied Palaeobiology

Semester 2GEOL474 Igneous Petrology and GeochemistryGEOL484 Special Topic Petroleum GeoscienceGEOL483 Environmental and Coal Geology

The research project (GEOL 490) usually involves individual field work and laboratory work during the summer months and is submitted by the beginning of Semester Two. Alternatively, for students commencing mid-year the GEOL490 project is to be submitted by the 3rd Monday of Semester One. GEOL 490 has a course weighting of 0.3333 and the other seven courses 0.125 each.

NB: With the approval of the Head of Department up to three courses or 15 points from ENGE, DRRE or another subject may replace up to three GEOL courses.

Professional Masters in Engineering Geology (PMEG)The PMEG is a 12-month, 180-point Professional Master’s degree. It involves two semesters (120 points) of coursework and a 60-point (4 month) dissertation or report on a research project. The programme of study includes seven compulsory courses, ENGE410, 411, 412, 413, 414. 415 and 416, and HAZM410.

Summer - Semester 1 ENGE691 Dissertation ENGE410 Engineering Geology Research Methods and Practice

Semester 1ENGE412 Rock Mechanics and Rock EngineeringENGE414 Applied HydrogeologyHAZM410 Risk Assessment

Semester 2ENGE411 Engineering Construction PracticeENGE413 Soil Mechanics and Soil EngineeringENGE415 Engineering GeomorphologyENGE416 Engineering Geology Projects

For entry into PMEG, students should have achieved a minimum of a B grade average. Normally all postgraduate students must have 15 points from 100 level MATH courses, 15 points from 100 level STAT courses and 90 points from 300 level courses including the two field trip courses as available in the University of Canterbury BSc schedule or an equivalent degree from elsewhere or approval from the Programme Leader. Courses from an equivalent degree may vary from those of UC but Intro MATH and STAT will be required. Relevant work experience will be taken into account and information should be provided upon application to the programme leader and/or the university. Collaboration with industry is encouraged for the research project and students may make use of their experience to arrange suitable research projects.

Professional Masters in Disaster, Risk & Resilience (MDRR)The MDRR is a 12-month, 180-point professional Master’s degree. It involves two semesters (120 points) of coursework and a 60-point dissertation or report. The programme of study includes four compulsory courses DRRE 401, DRRE 402, ERST 604 (Lincoln University), ERST 609 (Lincoln University), HAZM 403 and four optional but related courses.

Summer - Semester 1 HAZM 691 Dissertation

Semester 1DRRE401 Introduction to Disaster, Risk & ResilienceDRRE410 Natural Hazards Risk Assessment

Semester 2DRRE408 GIS for Disaster, Risk & Resilience

For entry into MDRR, students should have achieved a minimum of a B+ grade average. Normally all postgraduate students must have 15 points from 100 level STAT courses and 90 points from 300 level courses available in the BSc schedule or an equivalent Science degree or approval from the Programme Leader.

MSc in GeologyFor entry into MSc Part I, students should have achieved a minimum of a B grade average, have passed required field courses (GEOL 240, 241, 351, 352 or equivalent), and have at least 60 points from other GEOL 300 courses. To proceed to MSc Part II (thesis) a B+ grade average is required in MSc Part I courses, an appropriate lecturer or research associate must agree to be supervisor, and a research proposal must have been written in conjunction with the supervisor and approved within the Department. The programme of study for Part 1 is eight courses chosen from

GEOL 473 - 489. With the approval of the Head of Department, courses from another subject (i.e. ENGE, HAZM, GEOG, WATR, ENVR etc.) may replace up to three of GEOL 473 - 489. Course weighting for each course is 0.125.

Part 2 of the MSc degree consists of a thesis on an individual investigation presented not later than 16 months after enrolment for Part 2 of the degree if Honours is to be awarded. This time limit is extended to 24 months for students qualifying for MSc without Honours. Parts 1 and 2 are weighted 1:2 in the final assessment of the degree though it is also a requirement that both Parts 1 and 2 are passed. An additional requirement is for MSc students to present a seminar in the Department on their thesis work.

It is now possible to take Parts 1 and 2 concurrently with approval of the Head of Department. Details of the requirement for this are given in the University of Canterbury Calendar.

BSc Honours graduates may proceed directly to MSc (Part 2). It is possible to enrol for an MSc degree on a part-time basis.

MSc in Engineering GeologyMSc (ENGE) is a 12-month, thesis-only degree, entry for which requires a B+ grade average in PMEG courses or equivalent, an appropriate lecturer or research associate must agree to be supervisor, and a research proposal must have been written in conjunction with the supervisor and approved within the Dept. All applicants for MSc are initially admitted to PMEG or have the equivalent from elsewhere. At the end of the coursework for the PMEG degree, you may apply for entry to MSc (12 month thesis) without needing to complete the PMEG research project. MSc students must conduct their research, write a thesis, and also present their research as a seminar in the Department.

PhD A PhD student in in Geology, Engineering Geology or Hazard & Disaster Management must normally have obtained a BSc Honours or MSc degree of high standard. The PhD is examined on the basis of a thesis presented after individual study over a period normally of three or four years and no more than five years. It is possible at the University of Canterbury to do a PhD on a part-time basis because of employment, health, family, or other reasons.

Postgraduate Courses in Environmental ScienceA separate information sheet “Environmental Science at Canterbury” is available from the College of Science.

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Courses in Geology

GEOL473 S1 Structural GeologyCoordinator: Prof Andy Nicol

This course will focus on tectonic and structural aspects of convergent and transpressional plate margins. It will give an overview on subduction zones, collisional orogens as well as oblique convergence. We will be seeking to discover what structural geology can tell us about mountain building processes in such settings, and consider the relationships between deformation and geomorphology, driven by the feedback between tectonics and climate.

GEOL 474 S2 Igneous Petrology and Geochemistry

Coordinator: Dr Alex Nichols ,

This course will concentrate on the geochemical aspects of igneous petrology. At every stage we will be seeking to discover what magma chemistry can tell us about the nature of igneous processes and the relationships between igneous rocks. Following coverage of “core material” we will discuss particular igneous processes, the petrogenesis of certain rock suites and select some of the “hot topics” in igneous petrology.

GEOL 476X Physical Volcanology

Coordinator: Dr Ben Kennedy (non-calendar-based)

This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the physical processes that influence volcanic deposits resulting from both effusive and explosive eruptions. Topics range from the magma reservoir and conduit to the final resting place of volcanic deposits and specifically include the physical properties of magmas, dynamics of lava flows and domes, structure and origin of calderas, explosive eruptions, pyroclastic flows and surges, debris avalanches, lahars, submarine volcanism and magmatic hydrothermal/geothermal systems. There is a compulsory field trip for this course run early in February.

GEOL 479 S1 Active Tectonics & Geomorphology Coordinator: Prof Jarg Pettinga

Active deformation is explored in this course, introducing the criteria by which active deformation can be identified and located. The emphasis is on the interaction between tectonic and other geomorphic processes in shaping the landscape and the way in which the nature of

the underlying deformation can be identified and quantified from an analysis of topography.

GEOL 481 S1 Applied Palaeobiology

Coordinator: Dr Catherine Reid

This course covers the application of micro- and macrofossil data in the interpretation of palaeoenvironments through laboratory and field projects; and covers aspects of biogeography, palaeoecology, taphonomy and bias in the fossil record in seminar based classes. An emphasis is placed on New Zealand examples.

GEOL 483 S2 Coal and Environmental Geology

Coordinator: Assoc Prof Travis Horton

The majority of the world’s energy comes from fossil fuels. In New Zealand, Australasia and Asia, oil and gas are derived ultimately from coal and coal-bearing strata. Therefore, any exploration of oil and gas must be well founded in a basic understanding of coal geology. The use of coal and other carbon-based energy sources presents many challenges, not only in exploration but also in the downstream environmental effects. Today’s geologists need to understand those consequences and risks.

GEOL 484 S1 Special Topic Petroleum Geoscience

Coordinator: Prof Andy Nicol (2017 only)

This course will provide an opportunity to acquire technical knowledge of and skills for evaluation petroleum systems. The course will include material from geological (structure, tectonics, sedimentary strata and volcanic rocks) and geophysical datasets. It will offer a technical grounding in many aspects of geoscience bearing on the search for, and production of, hydrocarbons. The course will help develop critical data analysis and reasoning skills using practical exercises for outcrop, drillhole and geophysical (e.g. seismic reflection profiles) datasets.

GEOL490 BSc Honours Research Project

Cross Year 2017

BSc(Hons) research paper, usually involving field work, lab work and interpretation, with the project submitted on the first Monday of 2nd Semester (or 3rd Monday of first semester for students commencing mid-year).

GEOL690 MSc ThesisA Master of Science degree comprises one year of course work (part I) and a 12 month research project (part II). The MSc degree provides a solid grounding in the scientific process and provides sought after research skills applicable to a wide range of careers. This degree is also arguably the best route into a PhD because you gain more in-depth research experience than is possible during an Honours degree.

GEOL790 Disaster, Risk and Resilience PhD

The PhD at UC is a research degree that typically requires three, but no more than four years of study. It is the highest academic qualification available at the University. Completing a doctorate is a mark of academic achievement and requires self-discipline and commitment. A PhD prepares you for an academic or research career and the skills you gain are increasingly sought after in the international job market.

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Courses in Engineering Geology

ENGE410X Engineering Geology Field Methods

Coordinator: David Bell (non-calendar-based)

This course focuses on practical field skills, data collection, analysis and the presentation of results from field work. It also introduces generating maps and engineering geological models using traditional and computing-based methods.

ENGE411X Engineering Construction Practice

Coordinator: David Bell

This course is concerned with the nature and properties of construction materials for civil projects, general design principles and construction practices in rock and soil, and selected case studies (both historical and current). It also considers appropriate engineering geology practice for various surface and subsurface projects, with emphasis on project failures and the implications for sound geotechnical practice. Knowledge of precedent is fundamental to engineering design and construction, and the course content is inherently practical rather than theoretical.

ENGE412X Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Coordinator: Dr Marlène Villeneuve

This course focuses on description and representation of a rock mass, stress and strain in a rock mass and deformation and failure of a rock mass. These are applied to rock slope stability analysis and design of underground excavations.

ENGE413 S2 Soil Mechanics and Soil Engineering

Coordinator: Dr Clark Fenton

Formation, properties, description and representation of soils. Stress and strain in soils. Deformation and failure of soils. Engineered soil slope stability and foundation analysis. Underground excavation and ground treatment in soil.

ENGE414X Applied Hydrogeology

Coordinator: Dr Marlène Villeneuve

The Applied Hydrogeology course provides postgraduate students in engineering geology and environmental science with a sound understanding of the nature and occurrence of groundwater, various techniques for resource evaluation, contaminant transport issues, and a brief introduction to groundwater modelling. The course is an integrated one, developing both geological aspects of groundwater occurrence and chemistry, as well as pragmatic methods for quantifying flow parameters and aquifer characteristics.

ENGE415X Engineering Geomorphology & Geohazards

Coordinator: Dr Clark Fenton

This course covers the principles and processes of landform evolution - tectonic, fluvial, mass movement, coastal, volcanic, glacial erosion and deposition: with application to site selection, field exercises, case studies.

ENGE416X Engineering Geology Design Projects

Coordinator: Dr Clark Fenton

This course covers the principles and processes of landform evolution - tectonic, fluvial, mass movement, coastal, volcanic, glacial erosion and deposition: with application to site selection, field exercises, case studies.

ENGE691 PMEG DissertationCross Year 2017

Four month dissertation involving field work, lab work and interpretation, with the project submitted on the date to be announced.

ENGE690 MSc ThesisA Master of Science degree comprises one year of course work (part I) and a 12 month research project (part II). The MSc degree provides a solid grounding in the scientific process and provides sought after research skills applicable to a wide

range of careers. This degree is also arguably the best route into a PhD because you gain more in-depth research experience than is possible during an Honours degree.

ENGE790 Engineering Geology PhD

The PhD at UC is a research degree that typically requires three, but no more than four years of study. It is the highest academic qualification available at the University. Completing a doctorate is a mark of academic achievement and requires self-discipline and commitment. A PhD prepares you for an academic or research career and the skills you gain are increasingly sought after in the international job market.

Drilling Machine NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel

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Courses in Disaster, Risk & Resilience

DRRE401S1 Introduction to Disaster Risk and Resilience

Coordinator: Prof Tim Davies

DRRE 401 provides essential background concepts for a critical understanding of hazard and disaster risk management situations and practices. The course assumes no specific background and is presented in such a way that students from a wide range of disciplines can benefit from it. It treats hazards and risks in a complex systems context applicable to, for example, natural disasters, business, biosecurity, insurance, health, engineering and recreation.

DRRE402X Risk AssessmentCoordinator: Dr Thomas Wilson

The goal of the course is to provide participants with some fundamental tools for assessing risk and providing solutions to risk management questions. The course is designed to show the complexity of managing risk by introducing participants to diverse and often dynamic factors that influence risk, and training participants in the application of specific techniques to assess and manage risk across a range of conditions.

DRRE403S2 Disaster Risk and Resilience Investigation

Coordinator: Dr Thomas Wilson

Supervised research projects that provide opportunities for students to become involved with real-life hazard management situations; obtain information; analyse problems and synthesise solutions; integrate scientific, societal, legal, institutional, environmental and political considerations; and consult and communicate outcomes. Hazard assessment, vulnerability assessment, disaster management planning and recovery from disaster.

DRRE403S2 GIS and Disaster Risk and Resilience

Coordinator: Dr Matthew Hughes

The DRRE408 course provides background concepts for utilizing Geographic Information Systems in disaster risk and resilience situations and practices. Although the course assumes no background in GIS, it will advance relatively quickly in the second part of the course after students have gained initial familiarity with GIS in the first part.

DRRE691 Professional Project in Hazard & Disaster Management

Cross Year 2017

Four month dissertation involving field work, lab work and interpretation, with the project submitted on the date to be announced.

DRRE690 MSc ThesisA Master of Science degree comprises one year of course work (part I) and a 12 month research project (part II). The MSc degree provides a solid grounding in the scientific process and provides sought after research skills applicable to a wide range of careers. This degree is also arguably the best route into a PhD because you gain more in-depth research experience than is possible during an Honours degree.

DRRE790 Disaster, Risk and Resilience PhD

The PhD at UC is a research degree that typically requires three, but no more than four years of study. It is the highest academic qualification available at the University. Completing a doctorate is a mark of academic achievement and requires self-discipline and commitment. A PhD prepares you for an academic or research career and the skills you gain are increasingly sought after in the international job market.

Disaster, Risk & Resilience emergency exercise

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Research is a central part of the postgraduate experience. It can be very rewarding, but also requires good time management skills and a high level of engagement.

If you are planning to enrol in BSc (Hons), MSc or PhD, your degree will involve a significant research component. The following tips are designed to help you get started on choosing a research topic and supervisor.

Tip # 1 - Start looking early Choosing a topic requires careful thought, so begin the process as soon as you can. Bear in mind, supervisors can only take on a finite number of students so if you want to work with a particular person, approach them early.

BSc (Hons) You should be thinking about your research project in July or August, the year before your course officially starts. Your enrolment into BSc (Hons) will not be approved until you have advised the 4th year Course Advisor of your research project and supervisor, and have completed a research proposal. Most students doing field work will need to have finalised plans before the start of the field season in November, and may need to start their field work over the summer before 4th year officially starts.

MSc Research is a major part of your degree so you should spend as much time thinking about your research interests as you do thinking about which 400-level courses to take.

Talk to your potential supervisors about your

Choosing a Research Topic

interests as early as possible. If you are going on to MSc thesis you need to have a firm idea of your project by the end of your 400 level year, and complete and have approved a research proposal before your research can begin.

Your MSc thesis is strictly 12 month, so plan your start date in consultation with your supervisor. February is a generally recommended time to start.

There are a variety of scholarships available for MSc Part II, so ensure that you browse the University scholarships page throughout the year.

Funding for research costs can be applied for to the Mason Trust fund. A approved research proposal is required.

PhD Find a research topic that is of interest to you and a supervisor well in advance of scholarship application due dates. Scholarships are highly competitive so make sure you begin the application process several months in advance of the due dates so that you are able to apply.

Tip # 2 - Pick an area of genuine interest to you Research comes with highs and lows and requires high motivation to get through the tough times. The secret to success is to work in an area where you really want to know the answer to the research questions you pose. If you are only mildly curious about the topic, it will be tough to get through the more challenging parts and see the thesis through to completion. We don’t recommend taking on a project that doesn’t sound interesting to you.

Tip # 3 - Look for a good match between supervisor and topic The most important action that you can take is to approach staff members who have interests that overlap your own. All staff members welcome such approaches, either face to face, or via email. Academic staff members often have research ideas that can be developed into proposals by students, so it is a good idea to ask them what they are currently working on. Alternatively, research projects may develop from discussions with staff around a research topic of mutual interest: don’t be afraid to take your ideas to them.

Bear in mind that topics staff lecture on may not necessarily reflect their core research interests – have a look at their recent publications, and find out more about their current research.

Some academics receive more expressions of interest for research than they have space in their programme so to give yourself the best chance read up on the research area and go prepared to discuss possible projects in detail.

It is also worth talking to postgraduate students from the research programme you wish to join – they will be able to give you a sense of what the research is like, and what the academic is like to work with.

Tip # 4 – Relationships matter Once you have teamed up with a supervisor you will have regular meetings and will work together to evolve your project and develop approaches to tackle your research. Your supervisors are there to help, don’t be afraid to ask questions and seek advice from them.

Parsons Hill, West Coast

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Additional Information for Students

Domestic StudentsIf you have a degree from UC or another New Zealand university and you are applying for a master’s degree or postgraduate diploma, please send an original academic transcript to the relevant Student Advisor or Academic Manager from that School/College and attach a letter indicating which qualification you intend to enrol for.

AdmissionThe University determines your eligibility for admission to postgraduate and graduate programmes. In most cases this requires evidence of you having completed an undergraduate degree.

International StudentsInternational students are highly valued at UC, joining more than 100 nationalities on campus. UC’s learning environment gives students from diverse cultures the skills to work in today’s global society and contribute to the well-being of their communities.

Given that international students are the majority of UC’s doctoral students, this represents a little ‘United Nations’ dedicated to research and is testimony to UC’s reputation as an international research destination. There are many benefits to studying a PhD in New Zealand .

Applying for admission

Good grades in an undergraduate degree from an internationally recognised university are required for admission at postgraduate level. You may also need to undertake a transitional or qualifying course before being admitted. You will require a satisfactory level of proficiency in the English language. Applicants for a PhD programme require a research-focused honours or master’s degree with excellent grades.

EnrolmentYou can apply to enrol online. Simply go online to myUC, register your details with us and then follow the online prompts.

https://myuc.canterbury.ac.nz

For most qualifications, you will be able to select your desired courses online from October and the deadline for domestic students is December.

If you need any assistance at all, you can always give us a call on 0800 VARSITY (827 748).

ScholarshipsScholarships are an excellent way of funding postgraduate study. It is best to start looking for funding early because it may take time to find out if your application has been successful.

Ask lecturers in your department or school for information on scholarships for your subject area, visit the scholarships website, or email the Scholarships Office (details below).

International students are eligible to apply for the UC Master’s and Doctoral Scholarships but master’s students will be required to fund the difference between the domestic fees met by the scholarship and their international tuition fees.

The UC Doctoral and Master’s Scholarships may be paid on a pro rata basis for part-time study.

You can search scholarships by area and level at www.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarships

Preparing your application

Each scholarship has different eligibility criteria (eg, subject/course, level, citizenship, school, region) and may require different supporting documentation. To apply, first review the criteria and then fill out the appropriate form. You can apply for more than one scholarship as it is often possible to hold more than one at a time. For some scholarships a separate application form is not needed. We recommend you apply early as deadlines are strictly adhered to.

Some of the scholarships available

• Universities New Zealand — Te Pōkai Tara administers a number of scholarships. www.universitiesnz.ac.nz

• The NZ Aid Programme offers scholarships to assist students from developing countries. www.mfat.govt.nz/scholarships

• Education New Zealand provide research scholarships.

• www.enz.govt.nz/scholarships

• Industry sponsored awards — contact the relevant College, the Scholarships Office or UC CareerHub (www.careerhub.canterbury.ac.nz).

Student Loans New Zealand citizens or holders of a New Zealand residence class visa may be eligible for a Student Loan. You may be able to borrow the amount of your tuition fees plus any other compulsory fees, funds for course-related costs and a weekly allowance for living costs. www.studylink.govt.nz

Other Sources of FundingThrough the generosity of Dr Brian Mason (Curator Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.), the Mason Trust Fund of the Department of Geological Sciences provides partial support of the research costs for postgraduate students. Applications are called for three times a year (31 March, 31 July and 31 October) for contributions to field work, analytical costs and thesis preparation expenses.

Numerous research projects are undertaken with grants, contracts or logistical support from a range of governmental agencies and private bodies. Postgraduate students often gain access to such funds.

NB: Potential candidates are advised to check the following University Fees and Scholarship web addresses for latest information: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/ScholarshipSearch/ScholarshipSearch.aspx

Laboratory DemonstratingMSc and PhD students, once accepted by the Department of Geological Sciences, are encouraged to demonstrate and instruct in undergraduate laboratory classes for which they receive payment. Talk to the lecturers of any course you would like to demonstrate.

More informationUC International Relations Office T: +64 3 364 2555 E: international@canterbury.ac.nz www.canterbury.ac.nz/international

More informationUC Scholarships Office E: scholarships@canterbury.ac.nz www.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarships

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Staff

AcademicProfessorsJim Cole, BSc (Leicester.), PhD (Wellington) F.R.S.N.Z.

Tim Davies, BSc (Hons)(Eng) , MSc (Eng), PhD (all Southampton)

Ady Nicol, MSc(Hons) and PhD (both at (University of Canterbury))

Jarg Pettinga, BSc, PhD (Auckland) F.G.S.Am.

Assoc. ProfessorsTravis Horton, BA, MSc (Dartmouth), PhD (Stanford)

Senior LecturersKari Bassett, BA (Cornell), PhD (Minnesota)

David Bell, BSc(Hons) (NSW) M.Aus.I.M.M.

Clark Fenton, BSc(Hons) and PhD (Glasgow)

Darren Gravley, PhD (University of Canterbury)

Ben Kennedy, BSc(Hons)(Leicester), MSc, PhD (McGill)

Alex Nichols, BSc(Hons) (University College, University of London), (PhD University of Bristol)

Catherine Reid, MSc(Hons) (Auckland), PhD (Tasmania)

Marlène Villenueve, MSc and PhD (Queen’s University, Canada)

Thomas Wilson, BSc(Hons) and PhD (University of Canterbury)

Lecturer (Fixed-term contract)

Samuel Hampton, BSc(Hons) and PhD (University of Canterbury)

Senior TutorPaul Ashwell, BSc(Hons) (Portsmouth), PhD (University of Canterbury)

Kate Pedley, BSc (Hons), PhD (University of Canterbury)

Administrative Rebekah Hunt Administrator

Janet Warburton Administrator

Technical Sacha Baldwin-Cunningham, BSc (University of Canterbury) Assistant Technician

Stephen Brown, NZCS Geochemistry Technician

Catherine Brown Geochemistry Technician (Fixed-term contract)

Matt Cockcroft, BSc (Hons) Geomorphic Modelling and Geophysics

Chris Grimshaw, BSc PgDipGeol (University of Canterbury) Sedimentology/Palaeontology Technician

Cathy Higgins, BSc, PgDipEngGeol (University of Canterbury) Engineering Geology Technician (Job-share with S. Pope)

Sarah Pope BSc (University of Canterbury), Engineering Geology Technician (Job-share with C. Higgins)

John Southward, BSc (University of Canterbury) Computer Technician

Rob Spiers, BSc, PgDipEngGeol (University of Canterbury) Petrology/Cosmogenic Technician

Anekant Wanders, BSc (Hons), PhD (University of Canterbury) GIS/Graphics Technician

AdjunctsProfessorJohn Beggs, BSc, MSc (Otago), PhD (St.Barbara)

Kevin Brown, BSc, MSc and PhD

Greg Browne, BSc, MSc (Hons), PhD

Francesca Ghisetti, DSG (Catania), FNCR (Italy)

Paul Scofield BSc and MSc (Aukland), PhD (Otago)

Rick Sibson, BSc, MSc PhD DIC

Associate ProfessorMark Eggers BSc, MSc (Hons) (University of Canterbury)

Mauri McSaveney, BSc, MSc and PhD

Mark Quigley, BSc (Toronto), MSc (Melbourne)

PhD, (New Mexico)

Adjunct Senior Fellows Paul Siratovich, PhD (University of Canterbury)

Carol Stewart PhD

FellowJoshu Mountjoy, MSc(Hons) and PhD (University of Canterbury)

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Academic Staff Profiles

Kari Bassett David Bell

Research InterestsSedimentology and basin analysis in tectonically active margins, particularly convergent margins and terrane accretion. Research interests include structural control on basin geometry and facies distributions, basin response to oblique plate convergence, the interaction of volcanic and sedimentary processes, techniques for provenance analysis, and uplift and climate change. Current areas of research include: terrane accretion and provenance analysis in Antarctica, volcanic sedimentation and basin analysis along the Tertiary to modern plate boundary in New Zealand and quartz provenance analysis using cathodoluminescence.

Selected Recent PublicationsBastin, S.H., Bassett, K., Quigley, M.C., Maurer, B., Green, R.A., Bradley, B. and Jacobson, D. (2016) Late Holocene Liquefaction at Sites of Contemporary Liquefaction during the 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence, New Zealand. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 106(3): 881-903. http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120150166. (Journal Articles)

Bastin, S.H., Bassett, K., Quigley, M.C., Maurer, B., Green, R.A., Bradley, B. and Jacobson, D. (2016) Late Holocene Liquefaction at Sites of Contemporary Liquefaction during the 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence, New Zealand. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 106(3): 881-903. http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120150166. (Journal Articles)

Bernet, M. and Bassett K. (2016) Quartz types of the Eocene Broken River Formation, Mount Somers, South Island of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 59(2): 274-285. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288306.2015.1132743. (Journal Articles)

Bassett, K., Grace, K. and Bastin, S. (2016) Seismicity, liquefaction and heterolithic reservoir connectivity: Examples from the recent Canterbury Earthquake Sequence. Auckland, New Zealand: Advantage Petroleum Summit, Mar 2016. In In Proceedings (Conference - Published)

Research InterestsSlope stability and landslide hazard mitigation, including rockfall studies. Land-use planning, with emphasis on site investigation and geological hazard evaluation. Geotechnical characterisation of hard and soft rocks in relation to civil and mining projects. Loess erosion and chemical stabilisation of soils. Groundwater resource evaluation and pollution studies. Environmental aspects of mining projects, including acid rock drainage remediation. Geomorphological studies and landscape development processes. Late Quaternary glacial geology in the southern South Island. Dating and movement history of large schist-derived landslides in Otago, and related civil construction.

Selected Recent PublicationsVilleneuve, M.C., Zimmer, V.L., Eggers, M.J., Bell, D.H., Davies, T.R. and Pettinga, J.R. (2015) Engineering Geology Education for the 21st Century. Wellington, New Zealand: Australia New Zealand Geomechanics Conference, 22-25 Feb 2015. (Conference - Other - Full conference papers)

Bell, D., Brehaut, J. and Hemmingsen, M. (2013) Earthquake Engineernig Geology: Port Hills and Christchurch City (Field Trip 2 24 Nov 2013). Christchurch, New Zealand: Geosciences 2013: Annual Conference of the Geoscience Society of New Zealand, 24-27 Nov 2013. In C.M. Reid and S.J. Hampton (compilers) Geoscience Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publications Field Trip Guides (136B) 23pp. (Conference - Other - Other)

Hampton, S.J., Cole, J.W. and Bell, D.H. (2012) Syn-eruptive alluvial and fluvial volcanogenic systems within an eroding Miocene volcanic complex, Lyttelton Volcano, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 55(1): 53-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288306.2011.632424. (Journal Articles)

Senior Lecturer Senior Lecturer

See also Geology staff research profiles on UC SPARK, http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/spark/Department.aspx?departmentid=43

Tim Davies

Research InterestsLandscape dynamics, in particular in the context of natural hazard and disaster management. Mechanics of rivers and debris-flows, and management of their hazards. Analysis and modelling of the initiation and runout dynamics of large coseismic and volcanic landslides. Fault mechanics. Formation and failure of landslide dams; dambreak floods; and landslide-dam induced aggradation. Physical modelling of geomorphic processes. Glacial processes and geomorphology.

Selected Recent PublicationsVilleneuve, M.C., Zimmer, V.L., Eggers, M.J., Bell, D.H., Davies, T.R. and Pettinga, J.R. (2015) Engineering Geology Education for the 21st Century. Wellington, New Zealand: Australia New Zealand Geomechanics Conference, 22-25 Feb 2015. (Conference - Other - Full conference papers)

Davies, T.R.H. (2015) Landslide Hazards, Risks, and Disasters: Introduction. In T.R.H. Davies and J.F. Shroder Jr. (Ed.), Landslides: Hazards, Risks, and Disasters: 1-16. Amsterdam: Elsevier. (Chapters in Books)

Davies, T.R.H. and Shroder Jr, J.R. (Ed.) (2015) Landslides: Hazards, Risks and Disasters. Amsterdam: Elsevier. 473pp. (Edited Volumes)

Robinson, T.R., Davies, T.R.H., Reznichenko, N.V. and De Pascale, G.P. (2015) The extremely long-runout Komansu rock avalanche in the Trans Alai range, Pamir Mountains, southern Kyrgyzstan. Landslides 12(3): 523-535. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10346-014-0492-y. (Journal Articles)

Davies, T.R., Beaven, S., Conradson, D., Densmore, A., Gaillard, J.C., Johnston, D., Milledge, D., Oven, K., Petley, D., Rigg, J., Robinson, T., Rosser, N. and Wilson, T.M. (2015) Towards disaster resilience: A scenario-based approach to co-producing and integrating hazard and risk knowledge. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 13: 242-247. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.05.009. Access via UC Research Repository. (Journal Articles)

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Clark Fenton Darren Gravley Travis Horton

Research InterestsDynamics of large silicic magma systems; interplay between magmatism, tectonism and volcanism, with particular reference to the Taupo Volcanic Zone; pyroclastic transport processes, geothermal systems; volcanic hazards; integration of kaitiakitanga principles and western science; geoscience education.

Selected Recent PublicationsRubin, A., Cooper, K.M., Leever, M., Wimpenny, J., Deering, C., Rooney, T., Gravley, D. and Qing-zhu, Y. (2016) Changes in magma storage conditions following caldera collapse at Okataina Volcanic Center, New Zealand. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 171(1): 1-18.

Davidson, J.R.J., Fairley, J., Nicol, A., Gravley, D. and Ring U. (2016) The origin of radon anomalies along normal faults in an active rift and geothermal area. Geosphere (in press)

Eastwood, A., Oze, C., Fraser, S.J., Cole, J., Gravley, D., Chambefort, I. and Gordon, K.C. (2015) Application of Raman spectroscopy to distinguish adularia and sanidine in drill cuttings from the Ngatamariki Geothermal Field, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 58(1): 66-77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288306.2014.991744.

Graeter, K., Beane, R.J., Deering, C.D., Gravley, D. and Bachmann, O. (2015) Formation of rhyolite at the Okataina Volcanic Complex, New Zealand: New insights from analysis of quartz clusters in plutonic lithics. American Mineralogist 100: 1778-1789. http://dx.doi.org/10.2138/am-2015-5135.

Bégué, F., Gravley, D.M., Chambefort, I., Deering, C.D. and Kennedy, B.M. (2015) Magmatic volatile distribution as recorded by rhyolitic melt inclusions in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 410: 71-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/SP410.4.

Pamukcu, A.S., Gualda, G.A., Begue, F. and Gravley, D.M. (2015) Melt inclusion shapes: Timekeepers of short-lived giant magma bodies. Geology 43(11): 947-950.

Research InterestsSeismic Hazard Assessment (Seismic Source Characterisation)Probabilistic Geohazards AssessmentMarine GeohazardsImpact of Climate Change on PermafrostMicrostructure of Mudrocks

Selected Recent PublicationsÁ. Ní Bhreasail, P. D. Lee, C. O’Sullivan, C. H. Fenton, R. Hamilton, P. Rockett and T. Connolley (2012), In-Situ Observation of Cracks in Frozen Soil using Synchrotron Tomography, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages: 170–176

G. Aldama-Bustos, J. J. Bommer, C. H. Fenton & P. J. Stafford (2009), Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for rock sites in the cities of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ra’s Al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates, Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards, Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages 1-29

S. Nishimura, C.J. Martin, R.J. Jardine, C.H. Fenton (2009), A new approach for assessing geothermal response to climate change in permafrost regions, Géotechnique 59(3):213-227

R. Toumi, F. Strasser, P. Rutter, C. Reifen, J. Clarke, C. Fenton (2008), A multi-disciplinary approach to assess the impact of global climate change on infrastructure in cold regions. A: International Conference on Permafrost. “9th International Conference on Permafrost”, p. 279-284

S López-Querol, M.R. Coop, J.J. Bommer, C. Fenton (2007), Back-analysis of liquefaction in the 2006 Mozambique earthquake, Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards, Volume 1, Issue 2, Pages 89-101

C. Fenton (2006), The first recorded surface rupture in southern Africa: the 22 February 2006 M 7.0 Machaze, Mozambique, earthquake, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2006

Research InterestsStable isotope geochemistry and biogeochemistry, interactions among the different spheres of the earth system, and relationships among tectonic, topographic, and climatic processes and conditions. Source and transport of fluids in active orogens and volcanic centers. Geochemical and biogeochemical proxies for climate change in the southern hemisphere on a variety of spatial and temporal scales. Geochemical tracing and quality assessment of water resources. Biogeochemical evaluation of foodweb structure including nutrient and trace element transport paths in exotic ecosystems. Palaeotopographic investigation of mountain belts and plateaus.

Selected Recent PublicationsHorton, T.W., Defliese, W.F., Tripati, A.K. and Oze, C. (2016) Evaporation induced 18O and 13C enrichment in lake systems: A global perspective on hydrologic balance effects. Quaternary Science Reviews 131(B): 365-379. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.06.030. (Journal Articles)

Andrews, M.G., Jacobson, A.D., Lehn, G.O., Horton, T.W. and Craw, D. (2016) Radiogenic and stable Sr isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr, δ88/86Sr) as tracers of riverine cation sources and biogeochemical cycling in the Milford Sound region of Fiordland, New Zealand. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 173: 284-303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2015.10.005. (Journal Articles)

Wells, N.S., Baisden, W.T., Horton, T.W. and Clough, T.J. (2016) Spatial and temporal variations in nitrogen export from a New Zealand pastoral catchment revealed by stream water nitrate isotopic composition. Water Resources Research (early access online) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2015WR017642. (Journal Articles)

Quigley, M.C., Hughes, M.W., Bradley, B.A., van Ballegooy, S., Reid, C., Morgenroth, J., Horton, T., Duffy, B. and Pettinga, J.R. (2016) The 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence: Environmental effects, seismic triggering thresholds and geologic legacy. Tectonophysics 672-673: 228-274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2016.01.044. (Journal Articles)

Pell, Sullivan & Meynink Senior Lecturer in Engineering Geology

Senior Lecturer Associate Professor

See also Geology staff research profiles on UC SPARK, http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/spark/Department.aspx?departmentid=43

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Alex Nichols Andy NicolProfessor

See also Geology staff research profiles on UC SPARK, http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/spark/Department.aspx?departmentid=43

Ben Kennedy

Research InterestsField-based and experimental volcanology, petrology, geochemistry of igneous rocks. Lava dome and explosive volcanism. Caldera formation, supervolcanic eruptions and magma chamber dynamics. Hazards and monitoring of active volcanoes. Geoscience education.

Selected Recent PublicationsHeap, M.J. and Kennedy, B.M. (2016) Exploring the scale-dependent permeability of fractured andesite. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 447: 139-150. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2016.05.004. (Journal Articles)

Siratovich, P., Heap, M.J., Villeneuve, M., Cole, J.C., Kennedy, B.M., Davidson, J.R.J. and Reuschle, T. (2016) Mechanical behaviour of the Rotokawa Andesites (New Zealand): Insight into permeability evolution and stress-induced behaviour in an actively utilised geothermal reservoir. Geothermics 64: 163-179. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2016.05.005. (Journal Articles)

Kennedy, B.M., Wadsworth, F.B., Schipper, C.I., Jellinek, M.J., Vasseur, J., von Aulock, F.W., Hess, K-U., Russell, J.K., Lavallée, Y. and Dingwell D.B. (2016) Surface tension and gas escape from magma. Earth and Planetary Science Letters (Journal Articles)

Shauroth, J., Wadsworth, F.B., Kennedy, B.M., von Aulock, F., Lavallee, Y., Damby, D.E. and Dingwell, D.B. (2016) Textural evolution of a conduit margin deformed by a basaltic Plinian eruption. Bulletin of Volcanology (Journal Articles)

Wadsworth, F.B., Kennedy, B.M., Branney, M.J., von Aulock, F.W., Lavallée, Y. and Menendez, A. (2015) Exhumed conduit records magma ascent and drain-back during a Strombolian eruption at Tongariro volcano, New Zealand. Bulletin of Volcanology 77(71): 10pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00445-015-0962-7. (Journal Articles)

Research InterestsIgneous petrology, geochemistry and volcanology in a variety of tectonic settings. In-situ micro-analysis of rock and mineral compositions, particularly the quantification of volatiles. Understanding mantle volatile cycles and the role volatiles play in igneous processes, from mantle melting through to eruption, especially during subglacial and submarine eruptions. Involved in the international scientific ocean drilling programme.Selected Recent Publications.Tamura Y., Sato T., Fujiwara T., Kodaira S., Nichols A. (2016) Advent of Continents: A New Hypothesis. Scientific Reports, 6, 33517, doi: 10.1038/srep33517

Giordano D., Nichols A. R. L., Potuzak M., Di Genova D., Romano C., Russell J. K. (2015) Heat capacity of hydrous trachybasalt from Mt Etna: comparison with CaAl2Si2O8 (An)–CaMgSi2O6 (Di) as basaltic proxy compositions. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 170, 48, doi: 10.1007/s00410-015-1196-6

Nichols A. R. L., Beier C., Brandl P. A., Buchs D. M., Krumm S. H. (2014) Geochemistry of volcanic glasses from the Louisville Seamount Trail (IODP Expedition 330): Implications for eruption environments and mantle melting. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 15, 1718-1738, doi: 10.1002/2013GC005086

von Aulock F. W., Nichols A. R. L., Kennedy B. M., Oze, C. (2013) Timescales of texture development in a cooling lava dome. Geochmica et Cosmochimica Acta, 114, 72-80, doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.03.01

Nichols A. R. L., Wysoczanski R. J., Tani K., Tamura Y., Baker J. A., Tatsumi, Y. (2012) Melt inclusions reveal geochemical cross-arc variations and diversity within magma chambers feeding the Higashi-Izu Monogenetic Volcano Field, Izu Peninsula, Japan. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 13, Q09012, doi: 10.1029/2012GC004222

Senior Lecturer Senior LecturerResearch InterestsOver several decades Andy has used a variety of geological and geophysical datasets to study a wide range of earth science topics including; structural geology, regional tectonics, earthquake geology, induced seismicity and landscape evolution. A common thread running through this research is a strong desire to understand the deformational processes that shape the Earth. His science has been greatly enhanced by collaborations with numerous international and New Zealand colleagues, most notably members of the Fault Analysis Group in Dublin, Ireland, and staff from GNS Science in Wellington. These collaborations have contributed to geoscience research in a range of countries and tectonic settings, resulting in many international publications.

Selected Recent PublicationsNicol, A., Seebeck, H., Wallace, L., In press. Quaternary tectonics of New Zealand. In: Schulmeister, J., (ed) Advances in Quaternary Science: The New Zealand Landscape (accepted July 2016).

Nicol A., Van Dissen, R., Stirling M., Gerstenberger, M., 2016. Completeness of the paleoseismic active fault record in New Zealand. Seismological Research Letters 86 (6), doi:10.1785/0220160088.

Nicol, A., Robinson, R., Van Dissen, R., Harvison, A., 2016. Variability of recurrence interval and single-event slip for surface-rupturing earthquakes in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics (Beavan volume) 59, 97-116. DOI:10.1080/00288306.2015.1127822

Nicol, A., Childs, C., Walsh, J.J., Manzocchi, T., Schöpfer, M.P.J., 2016. Interactions and growth of faults in an outcrop-scale system. In: Childs, C., Holdsworth, R.E., Jackson, C.A.-L., Manzocchi, T., Walsh, J.J. & Yielding, G. (eds) The Geometry and Growth of Normal Faults. Geological Society, London Special Publications 439. First published online March 10, 2016, http://doi.org/10.1144/SP439.9

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Jarg Pettinga Catherine Reid

Research InterestsActive tectonics and structure along the New Zealand (North Canterbury and east coast North Island) and southern California (western Salton Trough) plate boundary zones. Structural geomorphology in transpressional settings, especially the role of topographic loading with respect to near-surface fault zone geometry. The role of tectonic and climatic forcing in triggering large bedrock controlled landslides in landscape evolution, Hikurangi Margin soft-rock terrain, eastern North Island. Submarine morpho-structural evolution in response to subduction processes along Hikurangi Margin. Engineering geology, particularly slope instability, paleoseismicity and earthquake hazard assessment.

Selected Recent PublicationsQuigley, M. and Pettinga, J. (2016) Evolution and progressive geomorphic manifestation of surface faulting: A comparison of the Wairau and Awatere faults, South Island, New Zealand. Geology (in press) http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/ G37549Y.1. (Journal Articles)

Pettinga, J.R. (2016) Structural complexity and basin margin evolution about the Clark Fault termination tip, Southern Santa Rosa Mountains and Borrego Badlands, Southern California. Ontario, CA, USA: 112th Annual Meeting, CORDILLERAN SECTION, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 4–6 Apr 2016. (Conference - Other - Abstracts)

Quigley, M.C., Hughes, M.W., Bradley, B.A., van Ballegooy, S., Reid, C., Morgenroth, J., Horton, T., Duffy, B. and Pettinga, J.R. (2016) The 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence: Environmental effects, seismic triggering thresholds and geologic legacy. Tectonophysics 672-673: 228-274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2016.01.044. (Journal Articles)

Research InterestsThe palaeoecology, biogeography, and palaeoenvironmental application of the Permian bryozoans of Gondwana and the response of these polar faunas to the waning of the Late Palaeozoic Ice Age.

Tertiary invertebrate palaeoecology of New Zealand, in particular foraminiferal application in biostratigraphy and palaeoenvironmental analysis of South Island Tertiary rocks to map the palaeogeographic and oceanographic development of southern New Zealand.

The response of Recent estuarine foraminifera to human induced pollution and their use in interpreting the development of South Island estuaries through the Quaternary sea-level, climate and tectonic changes.

Selected Recent PublicationsQuigley, M.C., Hughes, M.W., Bradley, B.A., van Ballegooy, S., Reid, C., Morgenroth, J., Horton, T., Duffy, B. and Pettinga, J.R. (2016) The 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence: Environmental effects, seismic triggering thresholds and geologic legacy. Tectonophysics 672-673: 228-274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2016.01.044.

Hayward, B.W., Sabaa, A.T., Figueira, B., Reid, C.M. and Nomura, R. (2015) Foraminiferal record of the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence, New Zealand, and possible predecessors. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 438: 213-225. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.07.050.

Riordan, N.K., Reid, C.M., Bassett, K.N. and Bradshaw, J.D. (2014) Reconsidering basin geometries of the West Coast: the influence of the Paparoa Core Complex on Oligocene Rift Systems. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 57(2): 170-184. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288306.2014.904386.

Professor Senior Lecturer (Head of Department)

See also Geology staff research profiles on UC SPARK, http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/spark/Department.aspx?departmentid=43

Marlène Villeneuve

Research InterestsLaboratory and computational analysis of fracture mechanics of rocks, stress-induced failure of intact rocks, and impacts on excavatability and rippability of intact rocks. Implications of mineralogy, texture, fabric and geological deformation history to fracture behaviour and yield strength of intact rocks. Applications to underground excavation of tunnels and caverns and to slope stability of rock masses.

Selected Recent PublicationsSiratovich, P., Heap, M.J., Villeneuve, M., Cole, J.C., Kennedy, B.M., Davidson, J.R.J. and Reuschle, T. (2016) Mechanical behaviour of the Rotokawa Andesites (New Zealand): Insight into permeability evolution and stress-induced behaviour in an actively utilised geothermal reservoir. Geothermics 64: 163-179. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2016.05.005.

Yates, K., Villeneuve, M.C. and Wilson, T.M. (2015) Recommendations for post-disaster geotechnical response for hilly terrain: Lessons learned from the Christchurch Earthquake Sequence. NZ Geomechanics News (89): 5pp.

Siratovich, P.A., Villeneuve, M.C., Kennedy, B.M., Cole, J.W. and Begue, F. (2015) Saturated Heating and Quenching of Three Crustal Rocks and Implications for Thermal Stimulation of Permeability in Geothermal Reservoirs. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science 80: 265-280. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2015.09.023.

Wyering, L.D., Villeneuve, M.C., Wallis, I.C., Siratovich, P.A., Kennedy, B.M. and Gravley, D.M. (2015) The development and application of the alteration strength index equation. Engineering Geology 199: 48-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2015.10.003. Access via UC Research Repository.

Wyering, L.D., Villeneuve, M.C., Wallis, I.C., Siratovich, P.A., Kennedy, B.M. and Gravley, D.M. (2015) The development and application of the alteration strength index equation. Engineering Geology 199: 48-61.

Senior Lecturer

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Thomas Wilson

Research InterestsEnvironmental, social, and economic impacts of volcanic eruptions to society, particularly with relation to primary industries and critical infrastructure. Impact of volcanic ashfall on soil, vegetation and water. Remobilisation of volcanic ash by wind and water processes and the impac this has on society. The impact of meteorological hazards (e.g. snowfall) to critical infrastructure and primary industries. Multi-disciplinary research which informs critical decision making for scientific and emergency management of natural disasters.

Selected Recent PublicationsCraig, H., Wilson, T.M., Stewart, C., Villarosa, G., Outes, V., Cronin, S.J. and Jenkins, S. (2016) Agricultural impact assessment and management after three widespread tephra falls in Patagonia, South America. Natural Hazards http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2240-1.

Robinson, T.R., Davies, T.R.H., Wilson, T.M. and Orchiston, C. (2016) Coseismic landsliding estimates for an Alpine Fault earthquake and the consequences for erosion of the Southern Alps, New Zealand. Geomorphology 263: 71-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.03.033.

Robinson, T.R., Davies, T.R.H., Wilson, T.M., Orchiston, C. and Barth, N. (2016) Evaluation of coseismic landslide hazard on the proposed Haast-Hollyford Highway, South Island, New Zealand. Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards (early access online) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17499518.2015.1077974.

Lambie, E., Wilson, T.M., Johnston, D.M., Jensen, S., Brogt, E., Doyle, E.E.H., Lindell, M.K. and Helton, W.S. (2016) Human behaviour during and immediately following earthquake shaking: developing a methodological approach for analysing video footage. Natural Hazards 80(1): 249-283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-015-1967-4.

Senior Lecturer

See also Geology staff research profiles on UC SPARK, http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/spark/Department.aspx?departmentid=43

Engineering students working on Port Hills, Christchurch

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Current Research Students and Thesis Topics

PhDCurrent StudentBarrier, Andrea - Structure and Tectonics of the Canterbury Basin, New Zealand

Barton, Tyler - No title received to date

Bertolett, Liz - No title received to date

Bischoff, Alan - Impacts of Volcanic Systems on the Evolution of Sedimentary Basins

Blagen, Jessica - A dendrogeomorphological survey of river fans and floodplains of Westland, New Zealand

Blake, Daniel - Impacts of volcanic hazards on ground transportation: considerations for evacuation and urban recovery in Auckland

Borella, Josh - Geologic investigations of pre-historic earthquake shaking phenomena (liquefaction & rockfall) in the South Island of New Zealand

Davies, Alistair - Assessment of multi-hazard impacts on regional infrastructure and consequent implications for isolated communities

Devkota, Jalesh - Coseismic landslide induced tsunami at Lake Coleridge, New Zealand: Risk Analysis

Dunant, Alexandre - No title received to date

Fakuade, Dolapo - Disaster Resilience: a process of communicating functions in communities for improved disaster response and preparedness

Fitzgerald, Rebecca - Improving volcanic ballistic hazard and vulnerability assessments

Garden, Thomas - Caldera volcanoes and their volcano-tectonic controls on hydrothermal fluid

Hayes, Josh - Clean-up and restoration of urban environments after volcanic eruptions

Hill, Sophie - No title received to date

Janku, Lukas - Seismic response and stability of the hills around Wellington

Jolley, Alison - Connection of geoscience students with field places in New Zealand: implications for informed design of field education

Maitra, Mrinmoy Kumar - Provenance and subsidence of the Paparoa Basin, West Coast, New Zealand

Malla, Manesh - No title received to date

Minimo, Likha - No title received to date

Mordensky, Stanley - Exhumed Fossil Geothermal System Intrusion and Host Rock Characteristics

Moretti, Danilo - Potential catastrophic coseismic landslides in the Franz Josef Area (New Zealand) and in the Gran Sasso Complex (Italy): implications and comparisons

Ridl, Romy - Numerical Modelling of Toe Buckling Deformation of Central Otago Schists, New Zealand

Watson, Gabrielle - Fault zone structure, permeability and fluid flow

Yates, Katherine - No title received to date

Completed during 2015/16Bastin, Sarah - Liquefaction and Paleo-liquefaction in Christchurch, New Zealand

Beaven, Sarah - Managing the science/policy boundary after a disaster : the research response to the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence

Cattell, Hamish - Volcanic evolution of the Huka Group at Wairakei-Tauhara Geothermal Field, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

Chardot, Lauriane - Geophysical signature of unrest episodes at active volcanic systems: insights into the hydrothermal system fingerprint

Cowlyn, James - Pyroclastic density currents at Ruapehu volcano; New Zealand

Craig/Bickerton, Heather - Agricultural vulnerability to tephra fall

Hornblow, Sharon - Paleoseismicity and Rupture Characteristics of the Greendale Fault and Formation of the Canterbury Plains

Khajavi, Narges - Surface rupture morphology and paleoseismology of the western Hope Fault and characteristics of seismically displaced boulders in the Port Hills, South Island, New Zealand

Riordan, Nicholas - A cool-water carbonate seaway in an extensional setting: Oligo-Miocene sedimentology of the Nile Group and Paparoa Trough, western South Island, New Zealand

Vick, Louise - Evaluation of field data and 3D modelling for rockfall hazard analysis

Wilson, Grant - Vulnerability of critical infrastructure to volcanic hazards

Wyering, Latasha - The influence of hydrothermal alteration and lithology on rock properties from different geothermal fields with relation to drilling

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MScCurrent StudentBlokland, Jacob - Bird Fossils from Takatika Grit, Chatham Islands, New Zealand

Briggs, Jason - Determining the location of the ~1620 AD West Coast earthquake using coseismic landslide modelling

Botha, Anthony - Building a 3D rockfall modelling framework for New Zealand

Boyland, Matthew - Volcanic and carbonate development of South Kakanui Headland

Coyle, Joseph - Seal Quality and Distribution in the Taranaki Basin Late Cretaceous to Eocene Section and Implications for Hydrocarbon Trapping

Dring, Clare - Utilisation of Poplar Lane Quarry (PLQ) basecourse aggregate as a suitable source for roading material

Foy, Hamish - In-situ Evaluation of Ground Improvement by Deep Soil Mixing

Higginbotham, Kaylon - The effects of simulated seismic shaking on bubbles within viscoelastic fluid as a proxy for seismic effects on bubbles within magma bodies

Morgenstern, Regine - Hydrothermal alteration and rare Earth Element mineralisation in the French Creek Granite, Westland, New Zealand

Steadman, Ryan - Provenance and Porosity analysis if the Greymouth Basin, New Zealand

Winter, Henry - Spatial variability of flow permeability fault rock and its implication for fault seal

Completed during 2015/16Cant, Joseph - Matrix Permeability of Reservoir Rocks, Ngatamariki Geothermal Field, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

Chandler-Yates Nicholas - Active Tectonic and Paleoseismic Investigation of the Lower Mikonui Valley in Westland, New Zealand

Cody, Emma - Sedimentology and Hydrocarbon Potential of the Paparoa Coal Measure Lacustrine Mudstones

Dela Pena, Federico - Engineering Geological Investigation of Landslides in Boloc

Eatson, Michael - Thermal cycling of saturated Ghibli granite and Rotokawa andesite using distilled water and geothermal brine

Edwards, Matthew - Bubble bursts in mud: White Island observations and insights from laboratory experiments

Gore, Ellyse - Tectonic Geomorphology and Paleoseismology of the Lees Valley Fault Zone, South Island, New Zealand

Grace, Kieran - Meander loop migration and liquefaction susceptibility: liquefaction along the Heathcote River during the 2010-11 Canterbury earthquake sequence

Green, Mitchell - Hydrogeological Investigation of Earthquake Related Springs in the Hillsborough Valley, Christchurch, New Zealand

Griffin, Benjamin - Description and Identification of Turtle Fossils from the Canterbury Museum

Griffin, Samantha - Geochemical tracing of the source of dissolved inorganic carbon and chloride in Banks Peninsula warm springs, New Zealand

Hayes, Joshua - Tephra Clean-Up in Auckland City, New Zealand: quantitative impact assessment and response planning

Le, Lina - Tsunami evacuation model for Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand

James, Matt - Detailed characterisation of ground water nitrate/leachate flow in gravelly deposits using EM and GPR methods with particular reference to temporal flow changes

Jones, Timothy - Physical and mechanical controls of matrix permeability on rocks from Rotokawa Geothermal Field, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

Jacobson, David - Tectonic Geomorphology and Paleoseismology of the Lake Heron Fault, New Zealand

Kelly, Scott - Subsidence of cover sequences at Kawerau Geothermal Field, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

Mahon, Luke - Morphostructural and paleo-seismic analysis of fault interactions in the Oxford–Cust–Ashley fault system, Canterbury

Mellis, Richard - The Kakanui hydrothermal system

Monteith, Fraser - Late Palaeocene – Eocene tectono-sedimentary evolution of North Westland, South Island : an analysis of the Brunner Coal Measures and their basal contact

Newman, Rowena - Igneous and hydrothermal minerals and textures in the offshore Canterbury Basin

O’Sullivan, Grace - Engineering geological investigation of earthquake-induced ground damage and tensile characteristics of loess-colluvium soils, Hillsborough Valley, Christchurch

Pawson, Joanna - Abiotic Methane Formation at the Dun Mountain Ophiolite, New Zealand

Scheele, Finn - Impact assessment of a far-field tsunami scenario for building damage and habitability in Christchurch, New Zealand

Shackley, Evan - The Tsunami and Co - seismic subsidence history of the Orowaiti Estuary, Westport, New Zealand

Sheridan, Mattilda - The effects of an Alpine Fault earthquake on the Taramakau River, South Island New Zealand

Smaill, Josh - Geochemical variations in glauconitic minerals : application as a potassium fertiliser resource

Tutbury, Ryan - An isotopic and anionic study of the hydrologic connectivity between the Waimakariri River and the Avon River, Christchurch, New Zealand

Turner, Patrick - Carbonatite veins in lamprophyre dykes, Mt Tapuaenuku, New Zealand

Van T Veen, Lauren - CPT Prediction of Soil Behaviour Type, Liquefaction Potential and Ground Settlement in North-West Christchurch

Walsh, Andrew- Engineering Geomorphological Assessment and Slope Hazard Identification of the Haast Pass Highway Corridor, State Highway Six, Haast Pass New Zealand

Watson, Julia - Engineering geology assessment of Slovens Creek Viaduct, Midland Line, Canterbury

West, Rae - Trialling small-scale passive systems for treatment of acidmine drainage: A case study from Bellvue Mine, WestCoast, New Zealand

White, Christopher - Earthquake Induced Fissuring in Banks Peninsula Loessial Soils: a Geotechnical Investigation of the Ramahana Road Fissure Trace

Wild, Alec - A volcanic tephra fall hazard evacuation decision support tool for Taranaki dairy livestock using probabilistic modelling

Williams, George - The vulnerability of Auckland city’s buildings to tephra hazards

Williams, James - Impact assessment of a far-field tsunami scenario on Christchurch City infrastructure

Willmer, Georgina - An engineering geological evaluation of non-engineered loess fill and airfall loess Quarry Road, Mt. Pleasant, Christchurch

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Departmental Facilities

“In Geological Sciences we are pursuing research questions aimed at advancing our understanding of everything from crustal deformation, geothermal systems, to water resources, to climate change.”The Department has research laboratories for soil and rock mechanics, geochemistry, paleontology, sedimentology and microscopy. In addition there are workshops or preparation facilities for petrology, geophysics, electronics, photography and drafting, and mechanical engineering. Equipment available for research includes the following:

• Thermo Delta V Plus Continuous Flow Gas Isotope Ratio mass spectrometer with a fluid inclusion line.

• Scanning electron microscope: Leica S440 and a JEOL 7000F FE-SEM with Oxford Instruments cold stage, EDS, and cathodoluminescence detector, plus Robinson backscatter detector.

• Magma Brewery: Pressure Vessels capable of 750°C and 375°C at 60 and 34 MPa respectively. High-temperature vessel is quenched by forced air and low temperature vessel is quenched by high pressure water.

• Permeameter: Capable of testing permeability on samples of 20, 25.4, and 38.1 mm up to 75mm in length. Confining pressures of up to 65 MPa and pore pressures of 20 MPa are possible.

• X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (Philips PW 2400) with automatic sample changer and ancillary preparation and processing equipment.

• X-ray diffractometer (Philips PW 1720) with computer search/match software and full diffraction data file.

• Lasersizer: Micromeritics Saturn Digisizer II 5205 for particle size analysis

• RTK GPS Survey equipment.

• Forty-eight channel Geometric Stratavisor seismograph with mini-sosie source and CDP cables. Geometrics G856 total field magnetometer/gradiometer, Geometrics EM31 ground conductivity meter, PROTEM 47D transient electromagnetic system, pulseEKKO 100 ground penetrating radar system, GeoInstruments GMS-2 magnetic susceptibility meter, and AVO DET5/4R resistivity meter.

• Array of high sensitivity CUSPs-3D strong motion accelerographs.

• Digital point load measuring devices, portable rock shear-box, slake-durability equipment, and a UCS machine which has a maximum load of 1500kN.

• Dionex ICS-2100 system is a Reagent-Free™ ion chromatography system with electrolytic sample preparation (RFIC-ESP system) and eluent generation (RFIC-EG system) capabilities.

PhD student Tom Brookman adjusting oxygen flow on the isotope ratio mass spectrometer.

PhD student Florence Begue on the scanning electron microscope investigating cathodoluminescence of quartz.

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Field Stations

Field Sciences are a distinctive feature of the subjects offered at the University of Canterbury and supported through a range of field facilities. The Field Station Facilities comprises the “field laboratories” at Cass, Hari Hari and Westport. They support the true field studies carried out in the locations and environments around the field stations. The University of Canterbury has the most extensive network of field stations of any New Zealand university, ensuring that field-work opportunities for UC staff and students are maximized.

Westport Field Station The Westport Field Station comprises two units, the Maxwell Gage Field Centre and the Brian Mason Research Unit. Opened in 1995, the Field Station provides facilities for studies on the West Coast of the South Island. The Maxwell Gage Field Centre provides accommodation for 36 people. Adjacent to this is the self-contained Brian Mason Research Facility which houses an additional 6 people.

Hari Hari Field Station, WestlandThe Hari Hari (Charles Fowler) Field Station is well located in central Westland to provide geology field courses with the opportunity to study the Alpine Fault and Quaternary glacial deposits and landforms.

Cass Field Station, CanterburyThe mountain biology Field Station, as the Cass Field Station is sometimes referred to, is situated at Cass, 105km west of Christchurch in the mountains of the Waimakariri Basin. Field trips are housed in a modern 42-bed building with associated laboratory facilities. An 8-bed flat with a laboratory is available for small parties engaged in research. We are fortunate that such interesting geology and geomorphology have been so easily available at Cass.

Field Geology course to the West Coast (GEOL 351). Students on Hall Ridge (Paparoa Range) looking towards Greymounth.

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Careers in Geology

Education• School Teacher – general science, science

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• University – lecturer, technician, research assistant

Crown Research Institutes• Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences

(GNS) - structural geology, paleontology and stratigraphy, sedimentary and petroleum geology, physical volcanology, igneous and metamorphic petrology, mineralogy, geomorphology, sediment transport geophysics, geochemistry, isotope science, mathematical modelling

• Industrial Research Ltd (IRL) – energy technologies, hydrothermal resources, coal research, geochemistry, petrology, electron microscopy

• National Institute of Water & Atmosphere Ltd (NIWA) – natural hazards research, geophysics, seismology, hydrodynamics, sediment-transport, water quality

• Landcare Research NZ Ltd – geochemistry, conservation, soil science, pollution

• Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (ESR) – forensic scientists and technicians

A career in Geology offers a very wide spectrum of work environments and variety of employment matched by few other professional disciplines. Geologists are well paid and have rewarding life-styles with ample job satisfaction and opportunities to travel.Careers include work in mineral and petroleum exploration, advanced research at Crown Research Institutes and universities, resource management and environmental management and protection. Still others choose to use their training in other ways by moving into teaching, banking, real estate, law, the stock market, IT and the tourist industries.

Potential EmployersEngineering Geology & Civil Engineering

• AECOM - civil and environmental engineering consulting services; engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, water resources, hazards assessment, environmental compliance

• BECA - engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, groundwater resources, materials testing, natural hazards

• Fulton Hogan - construction, industrial and residential development, civil infrastructure, quarrying, transport and lifeline engineering

• Golder Associates - consulting services in civil engineering, construction, environmental management, natural resource evaluation, water resources

• Pells Sullivan Meynink - specialised design and investigation services for engineering in rock, soil and water

• Tonkin & Taylor - engineering and environmental consulting, natural hazards, geotechnical and engineering geology

Mining• BHP Billiton - diversified mining, minerals

and hydrocarbon resources

• Rio Tinto - diversified mining and minerals exploration and extraction

• Glencore Xstrata - diversified mining and minerals exploration and extraction

• Anglo American - diversified mining and minerals exploration and extraction

• Barrick Gold - precious metals exploration and production

Research Associations• CRL Energy Ltd – Coal petrology and

geochemistry, hydrogeology, acid mine drainage remediation, environmental monitoring, 3D geological modelling of mineral resources

Ministries• Ministry for the Environment – resource

management, natural hazards management, water quality, hazardous waste and contaminated sites

• New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals – coal geologist, coal analyst and adviser

• Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management – communities resilient to hazards

• Ministry of Research, Science and Technology – science policy adviser

• Department of Conservation - genetics marine ecology, wildlife biology, ornithology, entomology, resource management, freshwater biology, plant ecology, conservation

• Museums - science communication and curation

Sophie BainbridgeGolder Associates (MSc in Engineering Geology)

‘I made friends for life, many laugh out loud memories and gained a degree that has directlyset me up for a career I love.’

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Head of DepartmentDr Catherine Reidcatherine.reid@canterbury.ac.nzph 03 3642987 ext. 7664

EnquiriesPhone: (03) 364-2700 Fax: (03) 364-2769Email: geology@canterbury.ac.nzWeb: www.geol.canterbury.ac.nzMailing address: Department of Geological Sciences von Haast Building University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8140

Programme Coordinators 2014Postgraduate Coordinators

PhD Students: Dr Ben Kennedy (Room 320)Phone: +64 3 364-2987 ext. 7775

MSc Students: Dr Clark Fenton (Room 323)Phone: +64 3 364-2987 ext. 45683

Geology 400 Level Coordinator

Dr Kari Bassett (Room 306)Phone: +64 3 364-2987 ext. 7732

Engineering Geology Programme Coordinator

Marlene Villeneuve (Room 316)Phone: +64 3 364-2717

Disaster, Risk and Resilience Programme Coordinator

Dr Thomas Wilson (Room 322) Phone: +64 3 364-2987 ext. 45511

Student Advisor, College of ScienceThe Student Advisor is available to provide accurate and timely academic advice and assistance on course options and/or degree programmes in science subjects.

Ms Tracey Robinson+64 3 364 2987 ext 3132tracey.robinson@canterbury.ac.nz

University of Canterbury Contact CentreFor more information about study options or an enrolment pack get in touch with the Contact Centre on:

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Department of Geological Sciences

Geology students are the happiest with their degrees according to the National Student Survey, which polls university students across UK colleges and universities for satisfaction in their school and their major. An impressive 95% of geologists out of 220,000 polled said they were satisfied with their major, the highest of any other sampled.

(Forbes Science – Dec 18, 2015)

1. Geology allows you to pursue your curiosity about the world around us. You can get answers to questions, such as, how do mountains form, why earthquakes happen, how do volcanoes form, what controls our climate, how to the oceans work, etc.

2. One of the best parts about being a geologist are the field trips. As a geology major at university you will visit outcrops of rock, stay in field camps with other students, hike in the outdoors, all in the name of science. If this sounds like a good way to learn, to live, and get paid for in your career, you should probably consider geology.

3. Geology can take you around the world. There is a need for geologists around the world and often a geologist’s field site is in your own city, or in another region or country. You will have the opportunity to travel and meet fellow scientists from different walks of life.

4. You get to use analytical skills to solve problems no one has an answer to. There are many unknown aspects of geology, especially as it’s a relatively new science compared to physics, chemistry, and biology. Take your analytical mind and apply it to study earthquakes or understand volcanic eruptions, or floods, or palaeoclimate or hazards.

5. A career in geology is well compensated, with a variety of different career paths and job titles. The main types of careers for geologists are in environmental and geotechnical consulting, hazard and risk assessment, research in university and government departments, oil and gas industry, or mining industry and in academia.

6. You can have access to a variety of cutting edge technology. Geologists regularly use seismic data to understand the subsurface, lab experiments to simulate volcanic eruptions and microscopes to probe rock and mineral details.

7. There are diverse employment opportunities for geologists.

8. You can get a job right out of University if you’re happy with a bachelor’s degree. There are many job opportunities with a BSc in geology. However, there are a many more opportunities for those that gain a MSc in geology fields.

9. It is a laid back field and a small community of colleagues. You’ll find that you undoubtedly know people in common with other geologists and will find many geologists sociable and friendly.

10. Geology lets you get to study ROCKS. In some ways, the field is a bit black and white. Many people either are fascinated by the rocks and systems around us or simply not. If you find yourself hiking and asking yourself “why” questions, you’ll fit right in.

(adapted from Forbes Science – Dec 18, 2015)

‘Geology students are the happiest on campus!’

Students relaxing at the Taupo spa park

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